![Sumptuous ancient treasures, deliciously eccentric hotels and the friendliest of welcomes](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/07/01/09/86778059-0-image-a-4_1719823216000.jpg)
Carol Drinkwater (inset) spends six days in Alexandria, Egypt's 'fabulous crumbling city'. A highlight of her trip is a snoop around its incredible library, which has space for eight million books. She writes: 'I stayed six days and could easily have tripled that to further explore the city, rich in so many layers of history.'